How to Lock a Folder Without Software

Published by revanaga Thursday, January 30, 2020

For those of you who want to lock a folder on a PC or laptop without using special software for privacy reasons, you can follow these simple steps:

1. Open notepad

2. Copy all the scripts below then paste in notepad

@ECHO OFF
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure you want to lock this folder now? (Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Enter Y or N
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Congratulations your folder has been locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Please enter your password
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== password goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Congratulations, Folder Reopened
goto End
:FAIL
echo Sorry, the password you entered is incorrect !
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker Successfully Created
goto End
:End

Description:

Change the text marked with the desired password.

3. Then save (save as) notepad with the .bat extension (example: twistedhide.bat )

4. Double click on the .bat file that was created earlier so that the "LOCKER" folder appears

5. Enter / move the Folder / Data / File you want you save / hide it in the "LOCKER" folder earlier

6. After that, click again on the .bat file, it will say "Are you sure you want to lock this folder now? (Y / N)" If you select Yes , then write with the letter Y and press enter ... and vice versa. Then automatically, the file "LOCKER" earlier it will disappear along with its contents. And if you want to open the folder earlier, click the .bat file and enter the password that you specified earlier.

May be useful.